Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-13

thief in the night, but we arc guided by
vengeance against the men who are
grinding us into the earth"
my sin, said the recipient OF this
letter. ais that am wealthy: and the
worst Of il il that am to a certain ex-
tent in danger Of bcingthe victim OF some
monomaniacal ruiiian, whose life is
worthless to the community, but whose
punishment would raise howl Of sick
ening sentiment"
PARK INCIDENT.
Two men who had been PLAYING poker
ell night emerged from a bachelor apart
ment-house on lower Fifth avenue yes
terday morning and stood irresoutely
on the sidewalk They were fashionably
and correctly dressed, and perfectly
suave in manner though they had both
lost money and were sadly in need OF
sleep. The elder was a weil-knOwn man
about town, a captain of militia, and a
good fellow generally. The other was
the rather dissipated younger son Of a
wealthy New York family.
" Are you going down town now y
asked the Captain, as he buttoned his
glove and flicked a speck of lint from his
coat sleeve.
Nope" said the other carelessly,
"I'm not due till 1890, and it would
never do to startle them by arriving so
far ahead of time. II isn't yet. is it,"
"Just s. said the Captain, looking at
his watch.
"Well, said the other, "it's no use
going to sleep, for a short nap only
breaks me up for the day after being
up all night; so we'd better so to break
fast"
Cough !" sbuddered the Captain, !
wouldn't encounter the smell of a restau-
rant for anything on earth now"
A bright idea struck the younger man
and he said
"In tell you what we'll DO, Jim. If
you're game for walk, well start and
/ foot it from here mp to the Park, and
breakfast at the restaurant there on the
terrace, right in the open air. It's a
good three miles, and We can get little
frozen absinthe on the corner Just as
an appetizer before We start. You'll
feel rs fit as a fiddle afterwards.
Five minutes later they started, and
! the clerks and statesmen who were hur-
rying down town encountered two we'll
/ dressed, pallid and energetic New York
ers pounding away to the northward
with all the energy in the world.
At $50 the two men sat on the sunny
side of terrace, with beautiful bit Of
woodland scenery stretched out before
/ them, facing n table covered with snowy
, linen. They drank strong ten, ate eggs,
| Windsor herring, and tripe cooked with
/ chopped peppers and other biting and
appetizing vegetables. About o'clock
they started in a leisurely way with
lighted cigars toward the entrance to the
patk They had Just crossed a small
stone bridge when the Captain called
the attention Of his companion to the
bride path which ran under the bridge
and through heavy thicket of woods.
"Good place to meet" he said,
shortly.
The other man smiled and nodded his
head Suddenly his face grew pale, his
jaw dropped, and his eyebrows came to-
gether in scowl. His companion stared
at him for a moment in silence, followed
the direction of his eyes, and saw a
beautiful girl on horseback Just in the
turn Of the bridle-p path above the bridge.
She leaned back on her horse, resting
one hand on the beasts back, and looked
with extraordinary earnestness at her
companion-a square-jawed. powerfully
built, and handsome English groom.
The mistress was leaning so close to the
man that their faces were not three
inches apart His face was remarkable
one in many respects. 1t was perfectly
colorless aud smooth shaven. The eyes
were big, black, and deep set. The
man talked with the impetuosity Of
a lover, and the earnestness Of the two
loiterers in the bridle-path was so pro-
nounced that they were utterly uncon-
scious of time or place. The younger
Of the two men on the bridge said half
huskily:
THAT'S my sister taking her morning
ride. We've CHANGED along at exactly
the right time"
There was a moments silence.
"Can | be of any service to you 2"
asked the Captain, softly.
Thanks, no, said the other, shortly.
"I1l take the little fool home"
"Don't brighten her, said the Cap
tain. squeezing the boys arm pater-
nally. That's a nasty looking nag
she's on"
The younger man nodded and the
Captain strobe on a few PAGES and stood
in the brush waiting in case his assist
ance was needed.
On the bridge the whitehead brother
stood and bit his lips rs he watched the
tableau. Presently be struck his cane
with terrific force across the stone balus-
trade, breaking it into a hundred pieces,
and shouted his sisters name IN voice
that was husky and hoarse. The pair
started and rode slowly forward. The
groom dismounted from his horse and
the brother stepped forward and dealt
him a stunning blow in the face. The
groom reeled but stood aside with his
hands clenched. The other mamie
was scarcely more than boy in years
looked at him quietly for minute,
bounded into the saddle of the groom 8
horse. and cantered off with his sister
riding beside him. She had not uttered
word. The boy had not even looked
at her. The groom stallled away, and
the Captain, who had seen it all, shrug-
eed his shoulders, lighted fresh cigar,
and pursued his way TRANQUILITY down
town.
CAsH-BOYs AND GIRLS.
The problem of how to sell goods is
an important one to the average mer-
chant, but to the New York yender Of
goods the disposition of the proceeds OF
the sale is matter OF almost as great
moment. II costs big store at least
50, 800 a year and no end of anxiety to
hire cash boys. These youths command
in New York u salary of 81 10 81 a week,
and cash-girls, who are deemed more
steady and reliable by some merchants,
get the same salary. About five years
ago n poor mechanic of the me
tropolis stepped into a dry goods
store to make some purchases for
his wife and was kept waiting II
long time by tardy cash-boy. He con-
ceiyed the idea of an automatic system
of cash delivery 10y balls rolling over
/ tracks of wires. He worked out bis in